Platform Software Engineer: SOC Drivers & Automation

NVIDIA Corporation; Santa Clara (CA); On-site; USD 224,000 - 357,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Equity

Employee benefits

Job summary

NVIDIA is seeking a driven Platform Software engineer in Santa Clara, CA to design and triage platform drivers for SOCs, and to build automation tools that streamline firmware and OS driver work. You will collaborate with global teams to push innovation from pre-silicon to production across multiple business verticals.

The role requires deep expertise in ARM architecture, OS kernels on Windows and Linux, and strong C/C++ and Python programming skills, plus hands-on debugging with GDB/WinDBG and

Qualifications

• BS or MS degree in Computer Engineering, Computer Science, or equivalent experience.
• 12+ years of meaningful software development experience.
• Strong understanding of ARM microarchitecture and ARM exception levels.
• Background in solving problems in large scale systems.
• Strong C/C++ and Python programming skills with independent coding projects.
• Good understanding of ACPI and Device Tree concepts.
• Familiarity with computer system architecture, microprocessors, and memory controllers.
• Strong OS fundamentals with Kernel and Hypervisor experience on Windows and Linux.
• Hands-on with debuggers like GDB and WinDBG and compilers like GCC, MSVC, LLVM.
• Good understanding of SOC architecture across Boot, Security and OS.

Responsibilities

• Developing and triaging platform drivers for SOCs.
• Building sophisticated automation triage tools and issue packetizations for FW and OS drivers.
• Supporting OS driver development, bring up and triaging of Platform and Multimedia drivers.
• Supporting the OEM ecosystem and providing innovative solutions.
• Assist Boot KPIs, Security and OS drivers.
• Be involved in architecture definition and early modeling for product bringup.

Skills

ARM microarchitecture

C/C++ programming

Python programming

OS/kernel development

System-level debugging

Education

BS or MS in Computer Engineering or Computer Science

Tools

GDB

WinDBG

GCC

LLVM

MSVC

Job description

NVIDIA is seeking a driven Platform Software engineer in Santa Clara, CA to design and triage platform drivers for SOCs, and to build automation tools that streamline firmware and OS driver work. You will collaborate with global teams to push innovation from pre-silicon to production across multiple business verticals.

The role requires deep expertise in ARM architecture, OS kernels on Windows and Linux, and strong C/C++ and Python programming skills, plus hands-on debugging with GDB/WinDBG and